Effects on serum retinol of multi-micronutrient supplementation and multi-helminth chemotherapy: A randomised, controlled trial in Kenyan school children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 666-673

  Mwaniki, D ^a   Omondi, B ^a   Muniu, E ^a   Thiongo, F ^b   Ouma, J ^b   Magnussen, P ^c   Geissler, P W ^c   Fleischer Michaelsen, K ^d   Friis, H ^c,d  

^a Kenya Medical Research Institute   (Denmark)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A. lumbricoides; Anthelminthic treatment; Hookworm; Kenya; Malaria; Micronutrients; S. mansoni; School children; T. trichiura; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; PREDICTION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; SICKLE CELL; TRICHURIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; KENYA; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITEMIA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEASONS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

EID: 0036315334     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601376     Document Type: Article

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